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Veneziano Chief Qualifies to Judge the World

Announcement posted by Harvest Ideas 08 Apr 2013

Veneziano Coffee Roasters managing director Craig Dickson is the only Australian currently certified as a World Coffee Judge, qualified to judge in all three categories of Barista, Brewers Cup and Latte Art at international level.

World Coffee Events (WCE) conduct Judge Certification Workshops around the globe for the specialty coffee community, with workshops held in March 2013 in Long Beach, USA; Melbourne, Australia; Singapore; and Tolentino, Italy.

World judges must have two years’ experience judging at their national competition level, Dickson has over ten including head judge duty (the head judge oversees all of the seven other judges); and they must abide by the WCE Judges Code of Conduct.

Australia currently has seven World Barista Championship (WBC) certified judges, two of whom are technical judges (Dickson is a sensory judge), two World Brewers Cup Championship (WBrC) certified judges and two World Latte Art Championship (WLAC) certified judges.

Dickson plans to put his certification into practice at Melbourne’s WBC and WBrC campaign in May 2013 and in Nice, France this June at the WLAC where his employee 2013 Australian Latte Art Champion Jen Marks will compete for the WLAC title.

He says his role as a coffee judge in the specialty coffee industry’s most valued competitions is one part of the long line of successes behind Veneziano Coffee Roasters, that includes the career development and education of many baristas and cafe owners in the specialty coffee scene that now have successful stand alone businesses.

“Judging has been invaluable in helping us prepare our baristas for the competitions that can change their career, and indeed their life”, says Dickson.

“In addition to origin visits, cupping and roasting workshops, meeting coffee growers... Judging is definitely an important factor in growing my own, and Veneziano’s, coffee knowledge”, he says.

“They’re all forms of education and all the pieces connect together between grower, barista and consumer”.

 
Additional information:
Veneziano Coffee Roasters - specialty roasters, supporter of direct trade and with producers and cooperatives, onsite quality coffee training and education, First Pour cafés espresso bars and coffee showrooms, home of Australian barista, latte art, cupping and roasting champions and licenced Q cupper, recipient of countless awards and proud supplier to over 500 of Australia’s best cafes.

The First Pours are located at:
SA - 111 Melbourne Road, Adelaide
QLD - 369 Montague Road, West End Brisbane
VIC - 26 Bond Street, Abbotsford, VIC

www.venezianocoffee.com.au
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